Sacyr completes Vanderbilt Beach Road Extension in Florida (U.S.)

  • Sacyr Engineering and Infrastructure has delivered an 11 km road section representing an investment of $159 million (€137 million).
  • This is the company’s thirteenth infrastructure construction project completed in the United States.

Sacyr has completed construction of the Vanderbilt Beach Road extension in Florida (United States). The 11 km road section, comprising 9.4 km of new construction and 1.6 km of extension of the existing road, was completed two months ahead of contract schedule and had a budget of $159 million (€137 million).

The new corridor, which opened to traffic on June 12, strengthens connectivity and mobility in southwest Florida and supports the region’s urban and economic development.

With Vanderbilt Beach Road, Sacyr has now delivered 13 road projects in the U.S.: nine in Florida and four in Texas.

 

Sustainable and resilient infrastructure

The Vanderbilt Beach Road extension is a strategic project to improve connectivity and mobility in Collier County, creating new road infrastructure that strengthens the east-west connection in one of Florida’s fastest-growing areas.

The project included the construction of bridge structures and drainage systems designed to meet stringent hydraulic and environmental standards, as well as the coordination and relocation of utilities to support the corridor’s development. It also included paving, lighting, signage and safety systems.

The completion of this project demonstrates Sacyr’s ability to deliver complex infrastructure projects in the U.S. market, driven by innovation and teamwork.

Commitment to infrastructure development in the U.S.

Sacyr began operating in the U.S. in 2018 and has since been awarded 16 projects in the country.

In 2024, Sacyr, as part of Calcasieu Bridge Partners consortium, was awarded its first major transport infrastructure concession contract in the United States: a section of the I-10 highway in Louisiana. The project will require an investment of €3 billion, of which just over €2 billion corresponds to construction.

As part of the objectives set out in its 2024-2027 Strategic Plan, the company will expand its activity in strategic English-speaking markets, including the U.S., Canada, the UK, Ireland and Australia.

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María Jesús de Jaén Beltrá

María Jesús de Jaén Beltrá

DIRECTOR

Kind:

Independent

Professional and biographical profile:

Education: Degree in Economics from the University of Alicante and MBA from the University of Houston (USA). She has outstanding certifications, such as the European Financial Advisor (EFA) Certificate, the Expert Certificate in Climate and Renewable Energy Finance by Frankfurt School of Finance & Management GGMBH, the Executive Program in Fintech and Digital Banking by AFI, the COSO Certificate in Internal Control by the AMERICAN INSTITUTE of CPAs and the Certificate of Best Practices in Corporate Governance by the Institute of Directors and Administrators (ICA).

Experience: María Jesús de Jaén has an outstanding track record, with more than 24 years of experience in the international banking sector, mainly in the risk area. She has worked for 16 years in the Santander Group and 8 years in Bankia, in key areas such as Credit Risk, Market Risk and Risk Management in general.

Her subsequent role was Risk Management Consultant at the Green Climate Fund (GCF), a United Nations-created fund for sustainable investments in developing countries based in South Korea.

Currently, she is an Independent Financial/Investment and Risk Consultant, focused on the assessment of project finance transactions from financial, investment and risk criteria. In addition, she works with clients in defining target markets for project finance, specializing in a sustainable "green" economy linked to climate change, providing technical support for structuring, financing and providing financial/investment advisory services.

 

Date of appointment:

First appointment: June 7, 2018

Last reelection: June 4, 2026

José Joaquín Güell Ampuero

José Joaquín Güell Ampuero

Director

Kind:

Independent

Professional and biographical profile:

Education: Degree in Economics from Harvard (USA) and in Political Science from Sciences Po (Paris, France).

Experience: José Joaquín Güell has extensive experience in investment banking (at Lazard as Managing Director, Santander Investment and Merrill Lynch) in business management (as CFO and Managing Director of Grupo Recoletos) and in financial investment (Investindustrial). He is currently Chairperson of Somos Experiences, a marketing agency specialising in event organisation and Senior Member of the Industrial Advisory Board of Investindustrial.

He has been involved in national and international mergers and acquisitions for more than 20 years and has an extensive background in corporate management and financial advisory, as well as in financial and capital markets.

 

Date of appointment :

First appointment: June 7, 2018

Last reelection: June 4, 2026

Demetrio Carceller Arce

Demetrio Carceller Arce

1ST VICE-CHAIRMAN

Kind:

Proprietary (as proposed by Disa Corporación Petrolífera, S.A.)

Professional and biographical profile:

Education: Degree in Business Administration from the Colegio Universitario de Estudios Financieros, CUNEF of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Subsequently, he completed an MBA at Duke University, Fuqua School of Business (North Carolina, USA).

Experience: Demetrio Carceller Arce is 1st Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2011. He has a relevant role in the food and beverage, infrastructure, services and energy businesses, being Executive Chairman of the brewery group Damm, of Corporación Petrolífera Disa and Vice-Chairman of the food multinational Ebro Foods. Demetrio Carceller has previously held board positions in companies such as Freixenet, Deóleo, Gas Natural, Cepsa, CLH, Hidroeléctrica del Cantábrico, Gas Asturias and Syocsa-Inarsa.

He currently collaborates actively with Duke University, Fuqua School of Business, being a member of the Board of Visitors and with CUNEF, being a member of the Advisory Board.

In the philanthropic field, Demestrio Carceller Arce is Chairman of the Damm Foundation, an entity whose mission is to structure and disseminate Damm's sponsorship and philanthropic activities in the sports, social and cultural fields, is a member of the board of trustees of the Disa Foundation and the SERES Foundation and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Teatro Real Foundation.

 

Date of appointment:

First Board Member appointment: January 29, 2003

Last reelection as director: June 4, 2026

Appointment as 1st Vice-chairman: October 20, 2011

Other boards of directors:

  • Vice-Chairman of Ebro Foods S.A.
  • Chief Executive Officer of Sociedad Anónima DAMM.
  • Chairman of Disa Corporación Petrolifera, S.A.
  • Chief Executive Officer of Corporación Económica Delta, S.A.

Sustainalytics

 

As of April 2026, Sacyr is the most sustainable company in the infrastructure and construction sector in Spain, according to the Sustainalytics ESG Risk Rating, falling in the following *positions:

- No. 1 in Spain, for the fifth year in a row, in the Construction and Engineering sector.

- No. 6 in Europe, Construction and Engineering sector.

- No. 8 internationally, Construction and Engineering sector.

- No. 1 by market cap among sector companies in the €2.7bn - €2.8bn range.

This rating issued by Sustainalytics, subsidiary of Morningstar, evaluates the sustainability performance of more than 15,000 companies worldwide. The "low risk" rating awarded demonstrates the company's good practices in mitigating Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance risks. 

In addition, a brief summary of the report is available to download below.

*Among the companies analyzed under the “comprehensive” methodology.

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